Michelle Yeo
Postdoctoral Researcher at Aarhus University
Vienna, Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolMichelle Yeo is a postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience bridging machine learning, cryptography and decentralized finance, currently based in Vienna and affiliated with Aarhus University after a postdoc at NUS. Her background combines industry-grade software engineering at Google DeepMind and Morgan Stanley with a PhD from IST Austria focused on blockchain, layer-2 systems and game-theoretic problems in DeFi. She has a strong ML pedigree (UCL MSc, research at Invinio that gained mainstream coverage) and a track record of shipping high-performance C++ systems as well as rigorous academic contributions catalogued on DBLP. Notably, she blends practical production experience with deep theoretical research—making her adept at turning complex cryptographic and economic models into implementable protocols and tools. As a non-UK/EU citizen working across Europe and Asia, she brings global perspective and proven adaptability to multidisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Institute of Science and Technology AustriaInternational Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)Bachelor of Arts, Statistics, Bachelor of Arts, Statistics at University of ChicagoUniversity College London
English, Chinese, German, Indonesian
Github Skills (4)
react2
nodejs2
mongodb2
typescript1
Github contributions (5)
michellexyeo/DailyProgrammer
May 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
michellexyeo/academic-kickstart
May 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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